Internet Students: Answer each of the following questions in at least 200 words, you may go over, and perhaps should.
1. Why were the federalists dissatisfied with the Articles of Confederation? What changes in the Constitution addressed these dis-satisfactions?
2. Outline the differences between the Virginia Plan, Hamilton's Plan and the resulting Constitution.
3. What theories underlie the designs of each of the separated powers?
4. Describe each of the checks and balances listed above and discuss any controversies associated with them.
Please turn these in by Monday September 15th
Lecture Students: You will be given a multiple choice test on Monday or Tuesday September 15th or 16th on the above readings. I will lecture on the material the week of September 8th.
Discussion
This set of readings covers the problems with the Articles of Confederation, the different designs proposals presented in the Constitutional Convention, the nature of the separated powers and key mechanisms for maintaining the separation.
Week Three
Readings and Notes
Readings
The Problems with the Articles of Confederation
Overview of the United States Constitution
- Comparison
Alternative Proposals for Government
- Virginia Plan
- Hamilton’s Plan
The Separated Powers
- The Legislature (The Purse) - Read the intro and "The Theory Elaborated and Implemented."
- The Executive (The Sword) - Read the "Creation of the Presidency."
- The Judiciary (The Scholar) - Read the opening paragraph and "One Supreme Court."
Checks and Balances (These links contain a lot of reading and I will whittle them down soon)
- Legislative Oversight
- Executive Privilege and the Unitary Executive
- Judicial Review
Internet Students: Answer each of the following questions in at least 200 words, you may go over, and perhaps should.
1. Why were the federalists dissatisfied with the Articles of Confederation? What changes in the Constitution addressed these dis-satisfactions?
2. Outline the differences between the Virginia Plan, Hamilton's Plan and the resulting Constitution.
3. What theories underlie the designs of each of the separated powers?
4. Describe each of the checks and balances listed above and discuss any controversies associated with them.
Please turn these in by Monday September 15th
Lecture Students: You will be given a multiple choice test on Monday or Tuesday September 15th or 16th on the above readings. I will lecture on the material the week of September 8th.
Discussion
This set of readings covers the problems with the Articles of Confederation, the different designs proposals presented in the Constitutional Convention, the nature of the separated powers and key mechanisms for maintaining the separation.
Lecture outlines to follow.